Fahrenheit Advisors announces new COO
Richmond-based consulting firm Fahrenheit Advisors has added Kris Cravey to its executive ranks. Cravey, formerly chief people officer at Virginia Beach-based DroneUp, will be chief operating officer at Fahrenheit Advisors, the company announced Tuesday. In his new role, he will take primary responsibility for overseeing the execution of Fahrenheit Advisors’ strategy, growth and client servi[...]
Kaufman & Canoles has new president and CEO
Jason R. Davis became president and CEO of Norfolk-based law firm Kaufman & Canoles on Monday. Davis, who has been with Kaufman & Canoles since 1997, succeeds William R. Van Buren III in his role as president. Van Buren has served as the firm’s president and chairman for 16 years and will remain chairman. “I […]
Va. Beach economic developer to lead Va. Beach Vision
Laura Hayes Chalk is leaving Virginia Beach’s economic development department to become the executive director of Virginia Beach Vision, a business advocacy group in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Vision announced Tuesday. Chalk, who will start July 10, succeeds Martha McClees, who announced her retirement in November 2023. Virginia Beach’s deputy director of economic development, Chal[...]
First of two new SCC judges sworn in
Samuel T. Towell, a former Virginia deputy attorney general and Smithfield Foods associate general counsel, was sworn in Wednesday as the Virginia State Corporation Commission‘s newest judge. The SCC governs utilities, state-chartered financial institutions, securities, insurance, retail franchising and the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange. Its three-judge panel had been short two judges sin[...]
Atlantic Union names new Hampton Roads president
Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank has named Lisa Morgan its new Hampton Roads market president, the Richmond-based bank announced Monday. Morgan will also continue to hold the role of wealth relationship director with the bank’s wealth consulting group, a position she has held since she joined Atlantic Union Bank in 2021. Morgan will be the first […]
Virginia Tech announces new CFO
Virginia Tech has hired Simon Allen as its chief financial officer and vice president for finance, the university announced Monday. Allen is currently vice president for finance and CFO of the Ithaca campus of Cornell University. In his new role, which he’ll start May 6, Allen will report to Virginia Tech Executive Vice President and […]
Alger leaving JMU to head American University
American University announced Monday that James Madison University President Jonathan Alger will be its next president, starting July 1. Alger joined the Harrisonburg public university in 2012. Alger will be the 16th president of AU, a private university in Washington, D.C., replacing President Sylvia Burwell. During his tenure, JMU received R2 research classification from the […]
Noblis names new CIO
Reston-based Noblis will appoint Mark Lay as its vice president and chief information officer, the not-for-profit federal contractor announced Wednesday. Lay will take the place of Gail Hogan, who announced her retirement in December 2023 and whose last day is expected to be April 5. He will report to Gary Sladic, Noblis’ chief financial officer, […]
Torc makes interim CFO permanent
Blacksburg-based self-driving truck company Torc Robotics, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, hired Richard Kannan as its new chief financial officer, the company announced Thursday. Kannan, who had served as interim CFO since August, will also become a member of Torc’s executive leadership team. “Richard has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to Torc during […]
Former US Treasury Secretary Snow to retire from Armada Hoffler board
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John Snow will retire from real estate firm Armada Hoffler’s board of directors, the Virginia Beach company announced this week. Snow, 84, has served as a director since Armada Hoffler went public in 2013 and served as lead independent director from 2013 to 2019. He was treasury secretary for […]
New president and CEO named for Herndon’s Deltek
Deltek announced Tuesday that Bob Hughes will become the Herndon-based software company’s president and CEO in April when current leader Mike Corkery moves to an operating group executive role at Roper Technologies, Deltek’s Florida-based parent company. Previously, Hughes worked as an executive at Kronos, a workforce management software company. When Kronos merged with Ultimate Soft[...]
Leadership: On the move
Patrick Bain, president and CEO, The Long & Foster Cos., Chantilly In March 2023, Bain was promoted to lead the real estate giant after joining Long & Foster in 2010 as president of its insurance and home warranty businesses. Along the way, he took the reins of the property management and rental service center branches, […]